Chapter 553: After Binding the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 554: Infinite Flow Cannon Fodder (1)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

"System, this is another new world."

Shen Yao sat on the bed; not far away was a floor-to-ceiling window, and beyond that the scene of bustling traffic outside.

Leaving the Beast Taming World, Shen Yao and the System immediately rushed non-stop to the new Mission World.

The new world looked very normal — just a very ordinary modern society; the person she transmigrated into was a university graduate.

Taking advantage of not having graduated yet, Shen Yao simply chose a classmate with excellent conditions in all aspects as a boyfriend; the two got along for a while, decided to get their marriage certificate and wed, and start a family.

Right now, Shen Yao lowered her eyes, raised her hand and touched her flat lower abdomen, thinking to herself that if days could just continue peacefully like this, that would not be bad at all.

"Host, this mission is very hard. Ah, didn't expect there's still a risk of invasion."

The System's words clearly did not match what Shen Yao was thinking; after all, having just received the news, the outwardly ordinary days were merely false — the true internal situation was turbulent and strange; it could be said the difficulty was not the least bit smaller than other Mission Worlds.

"The Infinite Flow genre has been described in novels; this time a large-scale population disappearance has appeared — I'm afraid the ultimate purpose is to pull everyone in."

At first, Shen Yao and the System had just arrived and noticed nothing abnormal; only after Shen Yao's side had a stable relationship did they happen to notice something unusual on the internet.

By the time they pried out the hidden truth, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen were about to hold their wedding; since there was neither a way back nor a channel to hide, Shen Yao could only face this Infinite System that kept "kidnapping" humans head-on, doing as much preparation work as possible so that once they entered they would not be unable to adapt and be eliminated early.

"Ling City alone — in just one week, missing persons exceed five digits; let alone other cities on Blue Star."

The System felt that with its own Host's luck value, it probably wouldn't be long before it fell on her.

Shen Yao: ……

Shen Yao was speechless. "Sooner or later; can't say entering early isn't early development."

A game from a higher dimension invading Blue Star — with Blue Star's technological development, there was fundamentally no way to stop it.

And relying on information the System gathered from the internet, Shen Yao knew the missing personnel spanned all ages — from this one could understand the game's ultimate purpose was probably to rope in the entire Blue Star.

Whether it was the personnel who disappeared at the very beginning, or the lucky ones who dragged it out to the end, none could escape the result of entering the Infinite Flow Instance.

Standing up and picking up the phone placed to one side, Shen Yao saw a message from Xu Ningchen.

Click—

Changing into a loose tracksuit, combing her medium-long hair into a ponytail, Shen Yao slung her single-strap canvas backpack over her shoulder and went downstairs to Xu Ningchen's company.

As a newly risen tech elite, Xu Ningchen was busy daily, to the extent that even though Shen Yao had been pregnant for two months, he had hardly any time to accompany her by her side.

Today he finally managed to rest for a few hours; so, hurriedly contacting Shen Yao, Xu Ningchen wore a simple white shirt and suit trousers, standing at the doorway downstairs of the company building.

Although he had no time to tidy himself up, his outstanding appearance still made Xu Ningchen look quite presentable.

Shen Yao got out of the car; before she reached Xu Ningchen, she was urgently stopped by him.

"It's fine, the doctor said everything is good." Hooking her arm through Xu Ningchen's, Shen Yao tilted her head; the two did not get in the car, but turned and headed for a restaurant not far away.

There was still a brief meeting to hold in the afternoon; Xu Ningchen apologetically asked Shen Yao to wait for him a bit. "Once I'm past this busy period I can rest," and also stay home to accompany Shen Yao.

Shen Yao smiled, ordered a few dishes she liked to fill her belly, then followed Xu Ningchen back to the company.

Unlike Xu Ningchen who was in the midst of difficult entrepreneurship, Shen Yao currently belonged to the freelance profession; normally she only needed to write novels and edit videos. Due to her pregnancy, her workload had slipped slightly, but once her condition improved she would still seriously develop her career.

As the saying goes, relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself; compared to Xu Ningchen's contributions and giving, Shen Yao still preferred to earn it herself.

"The lounge is empty; call me if there's anything." Xu Ningchen led Shen Yao to a room separated from his by only a wall; he was busy in the afternoon, so he only left a few brief words before hurrying off to another room for a meeting.

Shen Yao casually tossed her backpack onto the seat and walked to the window side to look down.

Mm, a location in the city center is indeed noisy; even with good sound insulation it cannot block out the surrounding human bustle.

Rubbing her somewhat drowsy forehead, Shen Yao raised her hand and yawned, then lay down on the single bed in the lounge to rest.

When she opened her eyes again, the light inside the room had clearly dimmed; through the semi-transparent glass wall, Shen Yao could still see Xu Ningchen buried in work.

There were messages from him on her phone, only Shen Yao was still asleep and did not reply in time.

Getting up and moving her body, Shen Yao raised her hand and knocked on Xu Ningchen's door; at his gesture to enter, she walked to his side and sat down.

Signing his name on the last document, Xu Ningchen took off his gold-rimmed glasses and raised his fingers to rub the sides of his nose bridge.

"Going home in a bit; what do you want to eat?" The two did not live with elders, so in daily life they were both rather casual.

Shen Yao thought for a moment and gave a restaurant name — right near their residence.

Xu Ningchen pursed his lips and smiled, let out an "Mm," casually gathered the documents on the desk, stood up and led Shen Yao away.

Not many people were left in the company; as the actual internal manager, Xu Ningchen set an example every day, and was nagged by Shen Yao every time.

But today was an exception; Xu Ningchen's work had reached a stopping point, and from tomorrow he would not need to work so early and late.

Looking at the faint dark circles under Xu Ningchen's eyes, Shen Yao helplessly shook her head.

"According to the main station, recently there have been lawless elements appearing in Ling City; residents please be careful when going out, try to travel in groups, avoid desolate areas……"

A broadcast sounded inside the car cabin; Shen Yao listened to the movement and tilted her head.

"Recently the number of missing persons in the city is somewhat high; the police haven't found the cause yet. How about we go back to the countryside and stay for a few days during this period?"

Xu Ningchen frowned; he had friends in the police bureau and government agencies, and the internal information he knew was far more than ordinary people — missing persons were not limited by age, there was no pattern at all, even one second they were perfectly normal, the next they vanished into thin air.

All modern technological means could not find them, as if they had evaporated from the world.

Shen Yao nodded, just about to agree, when suddenly a piercing white light appeared at the intersection ahead; behind the glare was a truck speeding straight toward them.

"Ningchen!"

Shen Yao shouted the name; Xu Ningchen had already wrenched the steering wheel, the car swerved right, brushing past the truck barreling at them.

Bang!

The car crashed into the green belt on the side, emitting a loud noise as it emergency-braked; fortunately there were seatbelts inside for protection, otherwise both would have been flung out by the impact force.

After a good long while, Shen Yao recovered; first she shook her somewhat dizzy head, then raised her arm and pushed at Xu Ningchen beside her.

Xu Ningchen lay sprawled over the steering wheel, a distinct red swelling appearing on his forehead.

"Are you alright."

Looking at Shen Yao with a face full of concern, especially since Shen Yao was currently pregnant.

"I'm fine."

Shen Yao had a System Cheat; her physical condition was much better than an Ordinary Person's.

Xu Ningchen looked outside through the Window; aside from the Green Belts on both sides, the quiet and peaceful Street showed no sign of any living existence, and his heart couldn't help but pound — "Something's off."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yao blinked; she did not continue the conversation, but rather the System in her mind jumped up and down in agreement, echoing that Xu Ningchen's words were right — wasn't it just off? This place was weird!

Stepping on the accelerator again, Xu Ningchen slowly started the car with its crashed front end, driving forward slowly.

"Here, why are there no other Vehicles?" Even though the two of them returned a bit late today, Ling City was not some remote Countryside Town; at night it should be bustling with song and dance, there shouldn't exist such deserted Streets.

But the Scene before their eyes was vivid and real, with no possibility of deception — this... Shen Yao subconsciously bit her lip, turning her head to look at Xu Ningchen beside her.

"Don't be afraid, we'll be fine once we drive out of here." Xu Ningchen reassured Shen Yao with a calm face, then floored the accelerator and rushed straight out.

Gradually increasing the speed, Xu Ningchen wanted to leave this weird Street as soon as possible, but unexpectedly the originally empty Street once again flashed with a blinding light.

Turning the steering wheel fully to the right — perhaps due to the previous accident serving as a lesson — Xu Ningchen adapted well, his evasive maneuvers practiced; even when several trucks came barreling straight at them head-on immediately after, he didn't add a single new scratch to the already damaged car.

It was just that this Street seemed to have no end; no matter how they drove, they couldn't get out.

After a long time, Xu Ningchen could only stop the car and turn his head to look at Shen Yao.

Shen Yao:?

Xu Ningchen pushed open the car door and took two steel pipes from the trunk.

"Take this, for self-defense."

Weighing the steel pipe in his own hand, Xu Ningchen suddenly hurled it forward with force, producing a sharp whistling sound as it cut through the air.

"Yao Yao, we might not be able to go back." Xu Ningchen's words were a bit disjointed, but Shen Yao could still hear the meaning he wanted to convey from his words.

The missing persons cases that have been famous recently!

Pulling out her phone from her pocket and lighting up the screen, unsurprisingly she found no signal on the Screen.

The positioning system could not display their location; it was as if they had walked into a zone of chaotic magnetic fields, or into a non-existent zone.

Continuing to drive was already of no use; the two of them each carried a steel pipe, constantly sizing up their Surroundings.

Until Shen Yao touched Xu Ningchen's arm — "There's a light up ahead."

Xu Ningchen pulled Shen Yao and walked over.

Of course, before going over, the two simply organized the things in the car, trying to bring as much as possible on their persons, to prevent lacking a response Strategy if they encountered problems.

Strange to say, the bright light Shen Yao saw was clearly some Distant away, but the two had only walked a few Minutes before they noticed the source of the light.

It was a Hotel hidden in the Darkness; the light was the signboard in front of the Hotel.

"Infinite Hotel"

Reading out the name on the signboard, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen looked at each other, then returned to where the car was parked and spent some time driving the car over.

The light at the Hotel entrance felt even brighter; not only that, a Cement Road leading straight to the Underground Parking Lot had newly appeared beside it.

Xu Ningchen drove forward until the Vehicle completely entered the Parking Lot area; suddenly a few ding-ding-ding sounds appeared in both their minds.

The sound was not loud, yet impossible to ignore.

Lowering her eyes in silence for a moment, Shen Yao spoke — "Were all those missing Personnel sent here?"

Xu Ningchen nodded — "Probability is extremely high. After we park, we'll go Upstairs directly."

The mechanical sound in his mind calling itself the Infinite System had already explained quite a bit of content, including the Hotel they were in — it was merely a Residence provided for free during the Novice period; only by passing three Instance Missions could they formally enter the Infinite World and continue surviving.

"Two Taskers, please keep your Room Cards safe. Heavens Infinite World welcomes you."

The staff member in the First Floor Lobby had a sweet smile and a gentle voice; if one ignored their multicolored body skin tone, they were truly an excellent employee.

The Room Card was Silver White, not much bigger than a palm; the front bore the Hotel name and their room number, and the lower right corner had a row of codes.

"1015"

Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen took the Elevator straight to the tenth floor, then found the room and swiped the card to enter.

The Room's Internal layout was not the imagined Double Room, but a House with one Living Room, one bathroom, and one kitchen; like most Hotels, the Room interior was mostly white-based, looking tidy but lacking some human touch.

Placing her Backpack on the Living Room Sofa, Shen Yao changed into Slippers, pulled Xu Ningchen over, and began discussing the three Novice Instances they would face next.

"We are currently in the Novice period; we need to safely pass three Novice Instances to formally enter the Infinite World.

Death in a Novice Instance isn't true death, but there's a limit on the number of times —" Thrice!

That is to say, in Novice Instances they have three lives; before all three are used up, they must enter the true Infinite World, otherwise the Ending won't be good.

"Novice Instances require passing within One Month; if after One Month they still haven't entered the Infinite World —" Xu Ningchen's eyes darkened slightly; he thought to himself he couldn't harbor any Luck — this was no longer the Modern Society they were familiar with.

"Our room is 1015; when we walked over, the Door Handles of other rooms all had halos, so they should be occupied —" yet entering 1015 required swiping the card; Shen Yao had noticed the Door Handle showed a halo after swiping — clearly the people entering the Hotel weren't just them; Personnel here had been flowing constantly.

"Novice Instances are signed up for via Room Card; the staff didn't reveal much. We'll rest for now tonight, and tomorrow look for people to inquire about the situation."

Xu Ningchen looked at the countdown on the back of the Room Card and the two Option names, then put it away.

Shen Yao softly read out the countdown — less than Three Days left; that meant within Three Days they had to pick one of the two Options; as for the Significance behind the Options, they could only infer from the literal Meaning.

"Mist"

"Growth"

Could one be something in the mist, and the other Plant Mutation?

Putting the Room Card in her pocket, Shen Yao and Xu Ningchen each finished washing up and lay on the Bed, falling fast asleep.

As for why the two could be this calm? Since it's come, accept it; unable to resist, one can only adapt.